AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch privacy watchdog said on Friday it would investigate how Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which has become hugely popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, handles the data of millions of young users.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of TikTok application is seen on a mobile phone screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration
The move comes amid growing U.S. scrutiny of the app, which allows users to create and share short videos of themselves with millions of people worldwide.
Owned by Chinese company ByteDance, TikTok first gained popularity in Asia and now also has a massive following in the West. It is estimated to have between 500 million and 1 billion users worldwide.
The company, which introduced parental controls last month, said it was cooperating with Dutch authorities.
“TikTok’s top priority is protecting our users’ privacy and safety, especially our younger users,” spokeswoman Gudrun…
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